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General
British Library Environmental Information Service, 25 Southampton Buildings, London WC2A IAW
Tel: (0171) 323 7955 Fax: (0171) 323 7954
Answers enquiries, identifies relevant material and carries out literature searches using on-line databases. Publications list available.
Buy Recycled Programme, c/o Jan McHarry, Development Consultant, National Recycling Forum, 120 Box 893, Clapton London E5 9RU
Tel: (0181) 806 1836
A programme of the National Recycling Forum (see below), which aims to raise awareness and commitment to buying recycled content products and materials. Seminars, case studies, newsletter and Recycled Products Guide (with Waste Watch).
Confederation of British Industries Environmental Affairs Directorate, Centre Point, 103 New Oxford Street, London WCIA IDU
Tel (0171) 379 7400
An independent, non-party political organisation funded by members in industry and commerce. Assists and promotes environmental best practice as a competitive issue and monitors and develops policy and legislation. Environment Business Forum, newsletter, publications list.
Conservers at Work, The Environment Council, 21 Elizabeth Street, London SWIW 9RP
Tel: (0171) 824 8411 Fax: (0171) 730 9941
A programme for creating an environmentally conscious office, with an action pack for employees/employers.
Community Recycling Network, 10-12 Picton Street, Montpelier, Bristol BS6 SQA
Tel: (0117) 942 0142 Fax: (0117) 942 0164
Promotes community based recycling. Directory and newsletter for members, and can supply contacts of local collection schemes.
Department of the Environment, Local Environment Quality Division, Room A2-22, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SWIP 3PY
Tel: (0171) 276 3000 Fax: (0171) 276 8403
The DoE is responsible for Government policy and legislation on all waste disposal matters including recycling.
Friends of the Earth Limited, 26-28 Underwood Street, London N1 7JQ
Tel: (0171) 490 1555 Fax: (0171) 490 0881
A leading environmental group, campaigning locally, nationally and internationally on a wide range of issues. Publications and fact sheets.
INCPEN, Industry Council for Packaging & the Environment, Tenterden House, 3 Tenterden Street, London WIR 9AH
Tel: (0171) 409 0949 Fax: (0171) 409 0161
Offers information and advice on packaging waste management, including recycling.
National Recycling Forum, 74 Kirkgate, Leeds LS2 7DJ
Tel: (0113) 243 1562 Fax: (0113) 234 4222
Provides a focus for the development of recycling and waste minimization, promoting partnership between public, private and voluntary sectors.
New Economics Foundation, Vine Court, 1st Floor, 112-116 Whitechapel Road, London E1 IJE
Tel: (0171) 377 5696 Fax: (0171) 377 5720
Current projects include formulating alternative economic indicators, investigating community enterprise, understanding social investment and sustainable development, energy conservation and product durability.
Save Waste And Prosper (SWAP), 74 Kirkgate, Leeds LS2 7DJ
Tel: (0113) 243 8777 Fax: (0113) 234 4222
Development agency promoting best environmental practice in the use of resources using reduction, re-use and recycling, proper disposal of materials and energy recovery.
UK Ecolabelling Board, 7th Floor, Eastbury House, 30-34 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TL
Tel: (0171) 820 1199 Fax: (0171) 820 1104
Determines applications for use of the ecolabel from manufacturers and importers in the UK. Promotes and develops ecolabelling criteria.
Wastebusters, 31 Dover Street, London WIX 3RA
Tel: (0171) 495 3828 Fax: (0171) 499 5382
Consultant aiming to develop sound environmental practice in offices by providing practical assistance. Environmental auditing, purchasing criteria and performance measurements.
Waste Watch, Hobart House, Grosvenor Place, London SWIX 7AE
Tel: (0171) 245 9998 Fax: (0171) 245 9719
Waste Watch is the national agency for promoting action on the reduction, re-use and recycling of waste. For details of membership, consultants services and further information, call 0171 245 9998. For general reduction, re-use and recycling enquiries contact the Waste Watch Wasteline on 0171 245 9718.
World Resource Foundation, Bridge House, High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 IDP
Tel: (01732) 368333 Fax: (01732) 368337
World Action for Recycling Materials and Energy from Rubbish producing the WARMER Bulletin, a free quarterly magazine. Fact sheets on recyclable materials available.
Department of Trade and Industry Freephone Environmental Enquiry Point for business 0800 585794.
Useful publications
Barbour Index, Health and Safety Services, New Lodge, Drift Road, Windsor Berkshire SL4 4RQ
Tel: (01344) 884121 Fax: (01344) 884845
Providers of full text desktop libraries covering environmental management, water quality, hazardous chemical and health & safety, and giving access to legislative and guidance documents that are updated between 6 and 9 times a year.
Recycled Products Guide, Waste Watch, Hobart House, Grosvenor Place, London SWIX 7AE
Tel: (0171) 245 9998 Fax: (0171) 245 9719
Detailed product listing to enable purchasers and individuals to make an informed choice when buying goods containing recycled materials. Available on regular subscription or as a single issue.
Croner Publications Ltd, Crones House, London Road, Kingston on Thames, Surrey KT2 6SR
Tel: (0181) 547 3333 Fax: (0181) 547 2637
Business information services in the form of looseleaf/electronic publications, newsletters, books, special reports and bulletins. Detailed practical guidance and legislative information for those with environmental responsibilities within organizations.
Environmental Data Services, Finsbury Business Centre, 40 Bowling Green Lane, London ECIR ONE
Tel: (0171) 278 4745 Fax: (0171) 415 0106
Environmental publishing company. Monthly journal ENDS Report covers developments in environmental policy and legislation, company reports, environmental management issues and clean products. Also publishes a Directory of Environmental Consultants.
The Environment Press, MacMillan Press, Houndmill, Basingstoke RG21 2X5
Tel: (01256) 29242 Fax: (01256) 479476
Produces a number of relevant publications including, Environment Industry Yearbook 1995 and The Corporate Environment Register.
The Environment - A Business Guide, DTI, October 1993, free from The Direct Marketing Centre, Bowen Industrial Estate, Bargoed, CF8 9EP
Tel: (01443) 821877 Fax: (01443) 822055
The Green Office Handbook, Wastebusters, 31 Dover Street, London WIX 3RA
Tel: (0171) 495 3828 Fax: (0171) 499 5382
Aimed at both small and large offices, gives information about environmental issues and the practical steps needed to create a green office environment.
Re-use, Repair, Recycle, Jan McHarry, Gaia Books Ltd, 66 Charlotte Skeet, London WIP ILR Available from Waste Watch
Tel: (0171) 245 9998 Fax: (0171) 245 9719
Provides information on the processes, practices and guiding principles in waste reduction and recycling across a selection of countries, with suggestions and statistics on reusing and recycling.
UK Environmental Business Club Director, Business in the Environment, 8 Stratton Skeet, London WIX 6AH.
Free publication listing regional business clubs and network which have been set up in the UK to provide advice and information on environmental issues to businesses.
Waste Not..., The Charities Aid Foundation Directory, 48 Pembury Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 ZJD
Tel: (01732) 771333
A national guide listing the charities which are currently collecting various waste materials, from postage stamps to bicycles.
Your Business and the Environment, Business in the Environment (in association with Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte), 8 Stratton Street, London WIX 6AH
Tel: (0171) 629 1600 Fax: (0171) 629 1834
A DIY Review for Companies.
Contacts and Publications Relevant to Specific Items
Paper
Association of Makers of Soft Tissue Papers (AMSTP), Papermakers House, Rivenhall Road, Westlea, Swindon SN5 FBD
Tel: (01793) 886086 Fax: (01793) 886182
Trade association for UK manufacturers of hygienic paper and tissues. Provides a Code of practice on contents and labelling.
Cheshire Recycling Ltd, Northern Area, Bridgewater Mill, North Road, Ellesmere Port, South Withal 1,65 IAF
Tel: (0151) 356 3213 Fax: (0151) 355 2597
National waste paper collection company
Davidsons Waste Paper, Folds Road Bolton BLI ZSW
Tel: (01204) 372700 Fax: (01204) 372707
National waste paper collection company.
EPIC (Environment Product Information Centre)
Tel: (01734) 665665 Fax: (01734) 351605
A free information service covering a variety of papers and other office based products to specific individual requirements.
HMSO Recycled Paper Register, HMSO, HMSO Publications Centre, PO Box 276, London SW8 5DT
Tel: (0171) 873 9090 Fax: (0171) 873 8200
Gives details of the HMSO Recycled Score system, and the score for different recycled papers. Published October 1994.
National Association of Paper Merchants, Hampton Court, Gogmore Lane, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9AP
Tel: (01932) 569 797 Fax: (01932) 569749
Responsible for recycling logo for branded papers and boards which comply with the definition of recycled paper (75% minimum recycled content).
Paper Focus Magazine, Paper Publications Ltd, Church House, Church Lane, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire WD4 8JP
Tel: (01923) 261555
Monthly magazine for paper and board buyers and specifiers. Produces a Buyers Guide to British Paper and Board annually which includes a guide to recycled printing and writing papers.
Pulp and Paper Information Centre, Papermakers House, 1 Ricenhall Road, Westlea, Swindon SN5 7BD
Tel: (01793) 887468 Fax: (01793) 886182
Provides information about the pulp and paper industry, with an emphasis on environmental issues.
Sadlers Carton Stockholders Limited, 10 Tilton Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B9 4PE
Tel: (0121) 772 5200 Fax: (0121) 771 4368
Collects reusable corrugated/cardboard cartons and distributes to the manufacturing and distribution industry.
Severnside Waste Paper Limited, The Pines, Heol-y-Forlan, Whitechurch, Cardiff CF4 1AX
Tel: (01222) 615871 Fax: (01222) 692120
National waste paper collection company
Use Yellow Pages or contact the Waste Watch Wasteline for paper collection schemes in your area. Ring 0171 245 9718
Plastic
British Plastics Federation Environment Team, 5/6 Bath Place, Rivington Street, London ECZA 3JE
Tel. (0171) 457 5000 Fax: (0171) 457 5045
Fact sheets regarding plastics and the environment and a directory of UK companies involved in the recycling of plastics.
Save a Cup Recycling Co Ltd, Suite 2, Bridge House, Bridge Street, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 2EL
Tel: (01494) 510167 Fax: (01494) 510168
Operates a national programme for the recycling of plastic and polystyrene vending machine cups.
Textiles
Oxfam Wastesaver, Unit 4-6, Ringway Industrial Centre, Beck Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HGI 5DG
Tel: (01484) 542021 Fax: (01484) 425854
Operates a national textile reclamation scheme.
The European Recycling Company, 24 Northfield Avenue, London W13 9RL
Tel: (0181) 579 6662 Fax: (0181) 566 3137
Set up in 1994 to develop shoe collection and recycling through retail outlets.
The Reclamation Association, 16 High Street, Brampton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE18 8TU
Tel: (01480) 455249 Fax: (01480) 453680
Information and advice on all issues relating to textile reclamation.
Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd, 55 Northall Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8DT
Tel: (01536) 415655 Fax: (01536) 519722
Operates a national textile reclamation scheme.
Scope, Commercial Development Department, Canterbury House, 2-6 Sydenham Road, Croydon CRO 9XE
Tel: (0181) 680 1730 Fax: (0181) 680 6048
Operates a national textile reclamation scheme.
Furniture and equipment
Assmann Office Furniture, Assmann House, Barwell Business Park, Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Surrey KT9 2NY
Tel: (0181) 391 5575 Fax: (0181) 974 2069
Assmann market an office furniture system manufactured from a material processed entirely out of waste packaging elements. The product is made from boardformed by compressing waste elements such as cardboard, polythene and aluminium.
Business Seating (Renovations) Ltd, 1 London Road, Reading, Berkshire RGI 5BH
Tel: (01734) 566010 Fax: (01734) 500021
Specializes in renovating office furniture, from small operations through to multi-national corporations.
British Battery Manufacturers Association, Cowley House, 9 Little College Street, London SWIP 3XS
Tel: (0171) 222 0666 Fax: (0171) 233 0335
Information on the current situation and relevant legislation.
Computer Salvage Specialists, Unit 5, Arnhem Road,
Bone Lane Industrial Estate, Newbury, Berkshire
RG14 5RU Tel: (01635) 552666 Fax: (01635) 582990.
Recycles printed circuit boards.
Furniture Recycling Network, Unit 3, Pilot House, 41
King Street, Leicester LEI 6RN Tel: (0116) 254 5283.
Directory of furniture recycling schemes nationwide.
ICER (Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling),
Bath Place, Rivington Street,
London EC2A 3JE Tel: (0171) 729 4766
Aims to steer redundant electronic equipment away from waste disposal to sources of useful material for industry.
Mann-The Recycling Organization,
Ashburton Industrial Estate, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR9 7BW
Tel: (01989) 768899 Fax: (01989) 768215
Operates an extensive range of recycling activities for electrical industrial equipment, from major computer manufacturers to small businesses.
National Household Hazardous Waste Forum,
c/o Save Waste and Prosper, PO Box 19, Leeds LS2 7UT
Tel:: (0113) 242 0142 Fax: (0113) 242 0164
An industry led initiative which has been established to seek practical solutions to the many problems associated with the collection, safe disposal and recycling of household hazardous waste and its packaging. Currently investigating battery recycling infrastructure.
Neill King Partnership,
25 Garrard Close, Salford Priors, Evesham, Worcestershire WRIT 5XG
Tel: (01789) 778462
The Second Byte Project, a computer recycling service which provides registered charities with redundant computer equipment. Donations of computer peripherals including modems and scanners are especially welcome.
R. Frazier, Ltd.,
Irongray Business Park, Lochside Industrial Estate, Dumfries
Scotland, DG2 ONR Tel: (01387) 721097 Fax: (01387) 721271
Repairs, refurbishes, recycles and resells surplus, end-of-ltje and obsolete computer and telecommunications equipment.
Printers and other consumables
UK Cartridge Recycling Association (UKRCA),
Pavilion House, 6 Pavilion Parade, Wood Lane, London, W12 OPQ
Establishes standards for recharged batteries and provide a list of qualified remanufacturers across the UK.
Living Earth,
Warwick House, 106 Harrow Road, London W2 1XD
Tel: (0171) 258 1823 Fax: (0171) 258 1824
Arranges for toner cartridges from laser printers, Canon personal photocopiers and fax machines to be collected for remanufacturing. Contact for remanufactured cartridges from various suppliers.
Raises funds for their Cameroon Environmental Education Programme. Free collection and delivery are arranged with the manufacturer. Also provides general environmental information, advice and posters for offices .
Kyocera Electronics UK Ltd,
8 Beacon Tree Plaza, Gillette Way, Reading Berkshire RG2 0BP
Tel: (01734) 311500 Fax: (01734) 311108
Manufactures the Ecosys range of cartridge-free page printers.
Waste Watch Wasteline can provide contacts for toner cartridge remanufacturers in your area.
Ring 020 7089 2100
Catering and beverage containers
A & B Oil,
Royal Crescent Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO1 43TT
Tel: (01703) 339292 Fax: (01703) 339696
Integrated service for caterers, collecting waste cooking oil and delivering new cooking oil. National service via network of regional companies known as Affiliated Cooking Oil Reclaimers Nationwide (ACORN).
ACRA (Aluminium Can Recycling Association),
5 Gatesby Court, 176 Holliday Street, Birmingham B1 ITJ
Tel: (0121) 633 4656 Fax: (0121) 633 4698
Formed to raise awareness, promote benefits and provide a convenient national infrastructure for recycling. The association provides free information explaining how to collect aluminum cans and where to recycle them for cash.
ALCAN (Aluminium Can Recycling),
Latchford Locks Works, Warrington Cheshire WA4 INP
Tel: (01925) 635314 Fax: (01925) 417218
Provides a collection infrastructure and market for used aluminium beverage cans. Collectors use the income from can recycling to fund community and charity projects. The cans are recycled into new beverage cans in a closed loop packaging system.
British Glass Manufacturers Confederation,
Northumberland Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2UA
Tel: (0114) 268 6201 Fax: (0114) 268 1073
Maintains a directory of bottle bank sites and companies recycling glass and provide information and advice on glass recycling.
British Glass Recycling Company Limited,
Northumberland Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 ZUA
Tel: (0114) 268 4067 Fax: (0114) 268 7914
Aims to develop further the collection of cullet via bottle bank schemes with cost effective redistribution to recycling plants.
Henry Doubleday Research Association, National Centre for Organic Gardening
Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry CV8 3LG
Tel: (01203) 303517 Fax: (01203) 639229
Provides an advice and consultancy service for the private and public sector, including composting..
Kimberly-Clark Ltd, Service & Industrial,
Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent ME20 7PS
Tel: (01622) 616000 Fax: (01622) 615030
Hand towels, toilet tissue, and paper wipes are made from 100% recycled fibre, mainly post consumer waste.
PLM Redfearn Glass,
Monk Bretton, PO Box 7, Burton Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S71 2QG
Tel: (01226) 710211 Fax: (01226) 716808
Independent glass recycling company.
Steel Can Recycling Information Bureau, 69 Monmouth Street, London WC2H 9DG
Tel: (0171) 379 1306 Fax: (0171) 379 1307
Offers advice and information on all aspects of steel can recycling and the environment.
Receptacles and containers for recycling
Better Bins Designs,
5 Lower Swift Place, Bar Lane, Ripponden HX6 4HA
Tel: (01422) 823677 Fax: (01422) 823677
The Better Bin is a work top fitted waste bin. It lends itself to multi-installations for separating out wet waste from clean waste, for example in a service kitchen attached to office suites.
Disposabin, PO Box 3072, london NW2 4EG
TeI: (0181) 452 6514 Fax: (0181) 450 9699
Supplied flat packed, easy to assemble, transported by carrying handles and can be printed with company message/logo.
Orwak Linley Ltd,
Unit 1 56 Hatchpond Road, Poole, Dorset BH17 7JZ
Tel: (01202) 665177 Fax: (01202 665721)
Manufactures and distributes ''Crush a Can'' banks suitable for offices and catering establishments.
T & F Randalls Waste Systems,
Hoyle Mill Road, Kinsley, Pontefract
Tel: (01977) 615132 Fax: (01977) 610059
Large range of bins and recycling containers geared towards business and industry.
Treecycler System, John Hannay and Co Ltd,
Linwood Avenue, College Milton, East Kilbride G74 5NE
Tel: (01355) 233045 Fax: (01355) 231463
The desktop Treecycler functions as a simple individual ''out'' tray to collect waste office paper, which is then emptied into the Treecycler bin ready for collection.
A number of organisations who collect recyclables from offices provide containers as part of the service.
Specialist suppliers
The Green Business Company,
1 Pavilion Parade, Wood Lane, London W12 0HQ
Tel: (0181) 749 7790
Supplier of environmentally friendlier office products and environmental services including toner cartridge and paper recycling, energy conservation advice, waste management surveys, an advice centre on environmental legislation, and staff awareness programmes. Free catalogue available.
Green Office,
1 Park Street Stapleford, Nottingham NG9 8EU
Tel: (0115) 949 7458 Fax: (0115) 949 7461
Mail order service for environmentally friendlier office supplies and printing. Includes various recycled products, including refillable highlighting.
Green Stationery Company,
Studio 1, 114 Walcot Street, Bath BAI 5BG
Tel: (01225) 480556
Supplier of a complete range of environmentally friendlier commercial office products. A mine of information about environmental office products.
Paperback,
Unit 2, Bow Triangle Business Centre, Eleanor Street, London E3 4NP
Tel: (0181) 980 5580 Fax: (0181) 980 2399
Blrmingham office - Tel: (0121) 643 7336,
Sheffield office - Tel: (0114) 266 4416
Specialist suppliers of recycled paper, envelopes, notepads, files, remanufactured toner cartridges, inkjet refills, and other items.
World of Difference,
London Ecology Centre, 45 Shelton Street, Covent Garden London WC2H 9HJ
Tel: (0171) 379 8208 Fax: (0171) 379 8334
World of Difference caters for those who want to live in a more environment friendly way by supplying recycled and environment friendly goods and also products to help with recycling and re-use.
Most office stationers now stock some environmentally friendlier products